Feeling a sense of compassion, the valkyrie had decided to drag the weak homo sapien to the warmth of her campfire. After a few minutes, the woman had regained consciousness and gazed at the hulking cyan she-titan.
“Uh… thank you, miss…” The lady said.
“Aurora Glacierfist. What’s your name?” She asked.
“Maya… Belle.” The human answered.
Maya unveiled her tan tattered hood, revealing pitch-black irises, a clear cream-colored face, short scarlet locks, a small round nose, and full pink lips.
“Well, Maya Belle, how did you end up here? Humans can’t survive out in the tundra.”
The redhead turned her head to the frozen ground, eye swelling with tears.
“It’s a sad story.” She replied.
*Two hours earlier*
Mighty oxen coated in thick brown fur were pulling a large wooden cart across the savage white wasteland. The coachman was pale-skinned with a pointed sniffer and tired green eyes and sporting a silver coat of wool. In the cart was a hostage trapped in a cage. She was another victim of an illegal trafficking deal, this one involving the cargo to be transferred from a secluded forest town to a village in the vast green marsh lands down south. The woman constantly banged at her cage, praying for a way to escape and make her kidnapper suffer for what he did. Alas, that seemed like a fantasy doomed to go unrealized.
“Knock it off! There’s no way you’re keeping me from getting paid.” The coachman said.
“You bastard. How do you sleep at night knowing that none of the women who go the marsh lands live past two weeks?” Maya asked.
“I sleep pretty fine, given the piles of money that this job gets me for every bitch like you that makes the trip.”
Hope began fading from the woman. She’d been at it for hours and she got for her efforts was a bruised arm. It’s over, she was screwed.
Or she would’ve been had fortune not decided to smile upon her.
The weather worsened throughout the journey. The once gentle snowfall had evolved into a hellish blizzard. The winds blew like a hurricane in the face of the coachman, his hood doing little to provide protection. Overtime, his field of vision had reduced from a few miles to several feet, barely able to see past his oxen.
“Damn snowstorm… Why’d I have to travel trough this place to get to my destination?” He asked himself.
He tried to gain speed by whipping the oxen’s backs, but that soon backfired. Already losing control over the cart due to a lack of visibility, that sudden boost in velocity was the final in the coffin. The increased acceleration itself was the main problem, rather it was that it occurred right as he was approaching a jagged rock. It was two feet tall and three feet long so combined with the rider’s near-blindness a collision was almost inevitable.
*CRASH*
The right side of the cart was elevated into the air as its wheel was knocked off. Now having fully lost control, the coachman was at the mercy of the oxen’s stampede. Both occupants were shaking and bouncing as the cart quickly fell apart. Maya’s cage was cracked open by the force of the impact to the ground and she rolled around for a bit before stopping. It took a couple seconds for her to gain her bearings, after which she studied the chaos of the situation around her. The oxen were long gone, probably forgetting all about the coachman who steered them. As for the man himself, he suffered the grim fate of having his heart impaled by a large icy stalagmite, blood slowly oozing out of the wound. Even Maya took a moment to wince at the fate of the poor bastard before deciding to head back east to her home.
*Now*
Aurora had a few tears streaming down her face after having heard tale of her guest. Having little to no prior interaction with humans, she initially presumed them to just be some soft creatures that preferred to avoid danger. A cowardly life, she thought, but an understandable one given their inferior physical prowess. However, with the story of this poor woman sinking into her mind, she could tell that they were capable of great evil, which disgusted her even more.
“Why were you taken.” She inquired.
The human shrugged.
“I don’t know. I guess the person who wanted me thought I was pretty.” Maya responded with an orange blush.
Aurora smirked.
“It’s not unwarranted.”
Maya’s blush deepened which led to the frost giant to give a hearty laugh.
“I’m joking, Maya. But I’m truly sorry for what happened to you.” She said.
“It’s fine. I just require a place to stay for the night, then I’ll make my way back home in the morning.” Maya said.
“Why go back? Those people didn’t care for you or else you wouldn’t have been stolen.” Aurora questioned.
“Not all humans are like him. We’re a mostly kind race.”
“If you say so.” The valkyrie replied.
Maya looked at the dinner that Aurora made.
“Could I have some?” She asked.
“Sure. There’s enough for two.” Aurora answered.
Maya dug into her meal with a vigor that would’ve betrayed her weakened state. She sucked on the tender meat of the rabbit, savoring the taste in case it happened to be her last. She cared not how hot it was, only that her appetite could be at least momentarily sated. Aurora was both surprised and impressed by the ferocity of the human, thinking that only another frost giant was capable of glutting like that. In a couple of minutes, the carcass had been reduced to an ivory skeleton and the one responsible for it was slowly rubbing her slightly extended stomach.
“Ugh…~*BBURRRRPP*~”
The short silence was broken by a large chunky belch erupting from the small lady. She covered her mouth and blushed even deeper. Aurora's jaw dropped at the sight of it... then she bursted out in a giggle fit.
"Hahaha, nice one, Maya. I didn't expect a human to belch with the force of a frost giant!" She complimented.
"Um, thank you?" Maya replied.
Unfortunately, the light-hearted moment was interrupted by...
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